Streets and subways are suddenly a blur of blue and orange shirts as the Knicks seek their first NBA championship since 1973

Notoriously unfiltered, the driver nicknamed Wild Thing revelled in his ‘badass’ persona on the racetrack

Many American soccer fans do not appear especially excited. Even Donald Trump has baulked at the ticket prices

Improvisation, vision and unselfishness of the 41-year-old on show as he chases fifth crown

Luther Davis has admitted his role in identity theft scheme

Amid their push to go digital, US fanchises have found a way to wring even more money from fans

Lower, shorter, dumber: many new so-called sports are just violence porn, while others seek to profit from shrinking attention spans

Now 49, the former world champion is being pursued by the taxman for millions. A Netflix payday may beckon

Dreadful form yields the best chance of ending up with a top-three pick in June’s annual draft and that shot at redemption

Eighteen Masters have come and gone since my father’s death but the treachery of Alzheimer’s thieved that tournament from him

The fact his nationality and Olympic achievement are the stuff of a serious work of literature shows the stardom the late Dubliner once enjoyed in the US

A ‘cultural institution’, Magic City serves food, live music and nudity, but proved a step too far for the Atlanta Hawks

No Irish athlete has endured so much public ownership or endeared themselves to our hearts as he has

For four tumultuous decades, many of Ireland’s hopes and dreams, and sometimes our despair, have been wrapped up in the Corkman’s exploits and outbursts

Rondale Moore of the Minnesota Vikings was found dead in his garage from a self-inflicted gunshot wound